Jewel-setting.



Patented oct. 3|, |899. A. wANnnv.

JEWEL SETTING.

Applicntign led Apr. 17, 1899.)

(No Model.)

95 7 "Zw/ 7 2' 24 ZZZ 23K 20 Z @a l 'nx l K f1 m. zflwmll-munaw 27 6 n (er PATENT FFTCE@ ALBERT WANDRY, OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS.w

JEWEL-SETTING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 635,826, dated October 31, 1899.

Application iiled April 17, 1899.

T0 all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, ALBERT WANDRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Worth, in the county of Tarrant and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Jewel- Setting, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in jewel-settings.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient d'evice designed for displaying precious stones and jewels, both forwearand advertising purposes, and capable of rapidly changing the position of the faces of a diamond or other precious stone in order that the same may be eX- hibited to the greatest possible advantage.

A further object of the invention is to provide a jewel-setting ofl this character which will enable precious stones to be readily mounted in and removed from it, so that when the device is employed for advertising purposes the stones may be quickly changed to enable a large number to be displayed in a short time.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view 0f a jewel-setting constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the case and its sleeve. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the spindle or arbor and the pinion. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the adjustable nut of the crownsetting. Fig. 7 is a detail view of the cletachable crown-setting.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the gures of the drawings.

l designates a casing designed to contain a watch-movement, (not shown,) which movement will have its fourth wheel arranged to mesh with a pinion 2, mounted on an arbor or spindle 3 and arranged at the center of the casing, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings. The watch-move- Serial No. 713,318. (No model.)

ment will also be provided with a spring considerably stronger than that of an ordinary watch-movement, and the casing l has a projecting tube or sleeve 4, designed when the device is used for personal wear to be inserted through a buttonhole or through an eyelet or opening of a scarf or the like, so that the casing will be concealed. The tube or sleeve, which projects centrally from the casing, is provided near its outer end with screw-threads 5 for the reception of a nut 6, and it has an annular series of ratchet-teeth at its outer end to be engaged by a spring-actuated lever 7 of the said nut 6. After the tube or sleeve is passed through a buttonhole or eyelet the nut 6, which has a milled or checkered periphery, is screwed on it, whereby the device is securely attached to a shirt or other support. The lever 7, which is curved, is fulcrumed between its ends in a curved groove 8 of the periphery of the nut 6, and it is provided at one end with a radially-arranged tooth 9 for engaging the ratchet-teeth of the tube or sleeve, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the accompanying drawings. The lever, which locks the nut on the sleeve, is fulcrumed on the screw lO, which has its head arranged at the upper face of the nut, and the said lever is provided at its end opposite the tooth with a projecting portion ll and is engaged at that point by a coiled spring 12, housed in a suitable socket or recess 13. The projecting portion 1l is adapted to be depressed against the action of the spring to disengage the tooth from the ratchet-teeth. The threads of the nut 6 are located at the inner or lower portion thereof, and its bore or opening is enlarged at the outer portion to provide an annular space around the ratchet-teeth.

The centrally-arranged spindle or arbor 3, which projects into the tubular extension or sleeve 4., has the pinion mounted on it similar to a cannon-pinion to avoid injury to the movement in attaching or removing the setting from the spindle or arbor. The projecting portion of the spindle or arbor is provided with an annular groove 14., which is engaged by a resilient locking device l5 of a tubular shank 16 of a crown-setting 17, whereby the latter is mounted on and is adapted to rotate with the spindle or arbor. The resilient lock- IOO ing device, which may be of any desired construction, preferably consists of a springtongue formed integral with the sleeve and constructed by cutting the same, as clearly shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings. The groove 111 is curved in cross-section to enable the tubular shank of the crown-setting to be readily engaged with and disengaged from the spindle or arbor. The outer end of the tubular shank is threaded at 18a and is screwed into a socket of the base 19 of the crown-setting, and it is secured against accidental unscrewing by a transverse screw 2O or other suitable fastening device extending inward from the periphery of the base. l

The base of the crown-setting 17 is provided at intervals with perforated ears arranged in an annular series and forming fulcrums for levers 22, which are provided at their upper or outer ends with claws 23 for engaging a stone 24. The levers, which are fulcrumed between their ends on the perforated ears 21, may be of any desired number, and the ears are arranged in pairs,'as clearly shown in Fig. 7. The lower end of the levers 22 are engaged by a Jtapering nut 25, arranged on the base 1S, which is threaded below the perforated car at 26. The lower or inner face of the adjusting-nut-25 is provided with opposite sockets 27, adapted to be engaged by a suitable tool, whereby the nut is rotated to adj ust the levers, and the said nut 25 is secured at any desired adjustment by a clamping-screw 2S, mounted in a threaded perforation and adapted to engage the base 19. The base 19 is preferably constructed of two sections, the inner or lower one being provided with the screw-threads and the outer one having the annular series of perforated ears 2l; but the base of the setting may be constructed of a single piece, if desired.

The invention has the following advantages: The jewel-setting, which is simple and comparatively inexpensive in construction, is adapted for displaying diamonds and various other precious stones and jewels for personal wear, and also for advertising purposes, and it is capable of rapidly rotating a stone, so that the same will be displayed to the greatest possible advantage. The device is adapted to be arranged in a show-case, window, or the like, and it may be quickly attached to a shirt, necktie, or other article of wearing-apparel, and the ratchet device of the nut will eifectually prevent the latter from accidentally unscrewing, so that the device cannot be accidentallylost. The crownsetting is detachably mounted on the central spindle or arbor, and it may be quickly placed on and removed therefrom by applying sufiicient force to overcome the resilient lookin g device. The levers, which form the claws of the crown-setting, are adapted to swing inward and outward to arrange their engaging portions the desired distance from the center of the setting, and the adjusting-nut holds the levers firmly in engagement with a stone or jewel, and it will enable the same to be quickly placed in and removed from the setting, so that a large variety of stones may be displayed in a comparatively short time.

Changes in the form, proportion, size, and the Aminor details of construction within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacriiicing any of the advantages of this invention.

That is claimed is- 1. A device of the class described comprising a casing designed to contain a movement and having a projecting sleeve adapted to be arrangedin a buttonhole, a spindle or arbor extending through the sleeve into the casing and designed to be geared with the movement, and a setting carried by the spindle or arbor and provided with means for detachably engaging a stone, substantially as described.

2. A device of the class described comprising a casing designed to contain a movement and having a projecting sleeve adapted to be arranged in a buttonhole or the like, a locking device detachably engaging the sleeve and adapted to retain the device in abuttonhole, a spindle or arbor extending through the sleeve into the casing and carryingapinion, and a setting mounted on the spindle or arbor, substantially as described.

3. A device of the class described comprising a casing designed to contain a movement and provided with a tube or sleeve, a spindle or arbor arranged in the tube or sleeve and carrying a pinion, a nut engaging the tube or sleeve at the outer end thereof, and a setting carried by the spindle or arbor, substantially as described. j

4E. A device of the class described comprising a casing designed to contain a movement, a sleeve extending from the casing and having a threaded portion and provided with ratchet-teeth, a nut arranged on the threaded portion of the sleeve, and a spring-actuated locking-lever carried by the nut and engaging the sleeve, substantially as described.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing, a sleeve extending therefrom and provided with exterior threads and having ratchet-teeth, a nut engaging the screw-threads and provided with a peripheral groove, a curved lever fulcrumed between its ends in the groove and provided at one end with a tooth engaging the said ratchet-teeth, and a spring engaging the other end of the lever, substantially as described.

G. A device of the class described comprising a casing designed to contain a movement and provided with a sleeve, an arbor or spindle arranged within the sleeve and carrying a pinion, means for securing the sleeve in a buttonhole or the like, and a removable setting detachably secured to and carried by the spindle or arbor, substantially as described.

7. A device of the class described compris- IOO IIO

IZO

ing a casing designed to contain amovement and provided With a sleeve adapted to be an ranged in a buttonhole, a spindle orarbor arranged Within the sleeve and designed to be geared with the movement, and a setting detaehably interloeked with and carried by the sleeve, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT WANDRY.

Witnesses:

J. A. COATES, JNO. E. MOADAMS. 

